Colombia’s Agriculture Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo said that the government is examining the idea of establishing emergency air points to carry food to the cities most adversely impacted by this…
Fourteen national roads are closed completely due to weather conditions, highway police reported Thursday, with a number of airports also affected. Prolonged heavy rains have caused numerous cases of landslides…
Seven passengers died and 35 were injured when a bus traveling from Bogota to Medellin crashed into a ravine Friday Morning, reported newspaper El Tiempo. Most of the injured “arrived…
Five national highways remain closed and nearly 240 routes are restricted across the country, reported RCN radio Thursday. The recent break in the rains has permitted the rehabilitation of many…
Colombia’s roads authority Invias urges the government to allocate COP5 billion ($2.6 million) to fix damage caused to the country’s road network by the prolonged rainy season, reports news source…
The Colombian army announced plans to deploy 35,000 soldiers to protect the nation’s roads and highways over the Christmas period, and to step up operations against illegal armed groups, reports…
The Colombian police have reported a significant decrease in deaths caused by road accidents over the busy San Pedro holiday weekend. National Police Commissioner General Rodolfo Palomino said nine deaths…
Buses in the western Colombian city of Cali are at a stand still for the second consecutive day due to driver strikes, reported Colombian media. The strike, which began Wednesday,…
Colombian police stopped a total of 960 people for drunk driving this weekend in a period of just 36 hours, reported El Tiempo on Monday. According to a special report…